new york.

my aunt lives in the east village in new york city {right on the cusp of NYU campus near washington park}. when i was in college, i used to spend the summers with her working on movies as an accounting intern.
{fun fact: you can find me in the movie credits in the following films:

off the map

{three months on location: taos, new mexico}

secret window

{three months on location: montreal, quebec}

romance & cigarettes

{three months on local set: new york, new york}

mostly, i ran backpacks of cash to the bank & petty cash to set. and went to really fun dinners. 

i abhor name dropping...but the nostalgia is fun, so here we go: 

some of the most memorable people i met: johnny depp, kate winslet, timothy hutton, {he called us at our house to invite us to dinner}, & ezra swerdlow.

seriously, we made some ridiculous memories during those summers. i can't even talk about it. shamazing.

fast forward: we try to spend as much time as possible together whenever we can. i visited her in june for a long weekend. activities included:

//visit her & max {her lovely assistant} at her production office. she was employee of the week.

//cooked dinner in her fabulous nyc apartment between university & broadway, singing the soundtrack to rent while drinking champagne

{view from terrace. why is exposed brick so enchanting?} 

{i love this view...every aspect of this city is so charming.}

 //wandered around the city and visited thrift shops, community gardens & boutiques

 {recycled art in the community garden}

 {blue fire escapes}

{loved this mural}

{every tree has a face}

{i love all these "moments" in the city}

{hearts}

 {sculptures made of recycled bottlecaps in the community garden}

 

{window boxes}

{red gate}

{door}

{reptile garden}

 //brunch at jane with aunt's best girlfriends kate & liz. 

{i had salmon & avocodo tartare}

//saw motown the musical on broadway

//watched the tony awards {the cast performed hours after we saw them live!}

// played with her kitty, moo puff 

{official name: cosmo}

//hung out, caught up, talked for hours.

it was a fabulous weekend, and as always...i can't wait to see her again!